Poem - Alzheimers

The moon drifts away
Pushed by the tide
It no longer reaches out to me
As the sea and moon collide
A conflict within love
There is nothing inside
There is nothing above
I'm a refugee of my mind
A time of change
Enter the new world
Unrecognized familiarity
Innocence unfurled
Don't take my freedom
I don't want to depend
Leave me alone
I need no friend
Where am I?
Who are you?
Who am I?
The answers are few
The memories are silent
The birds flutter away
My nest is quiet
Why must I leave this way?
There; a piece of paper
On it a story
Why must I read?
It is someone else's glory
What are these words?
Who do they speak of?
Why do I hear the birds?
Once again I feel their love
This person was alive
He was free
I love his life
I wish it was me
I can touch the paper
But not the life
Can anyone hear me?
Into my mind plunges the knife
Love dies last
Remembrance dies first
Love is all I have
It will quench my thirst
Love will overcome the darkness
Love will turn on the light
The disease only kills
Will love win the fight?
There is a power over me
I will not become the disease
I will not become your companion
I will not become you
I will fight you in death's canyon